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The Adirondack Mountains in New York State are examples of?

uplifted mountains


What type of mountains are generally made up of undeformed rock?

uplifted mountains


What makes uplifted mountains and fault block mountains different from other mountains?

they are different in the way that they are formed.


How long ago were the taconic mountains uplifted?

The Taconic Mountains were uplifted approximately 440 million years ago during the Ordovician period.


High uplifted areas of land are?

mountains hills things like that


True or false a mountain formed by blocks of rock uplifted by normal faults are called dome mountains?

False. Dome mountains are formed by the uplifting and folding of rock layers, not by normal faults. Mountains formed by blocks of rock uplifted by normal faults are called fault-block mountains.


When a large flat land is uplifted a what is formed?

When a large flat land is uplifted, various landforms can be created such as plateaus, mountains, or fault-block mountains depending on the type and degree of geological activity. The process of uplift can result in the formation of elevated areas with flat or gently sloping surfaces.


When huge regions of crust are faulted and uplifted at the same time?

fault-block mountains are formed


A high uplifted area with steep slopes?

A mountain is a high, uplifted area with steep slopes. Mountains are large elevated area that rises from level ground. They are large and steep hills.


How are uplifted mountains formed?

A upwarped mountain is a mountain consisting of a broad area of the Earth's crust that has moved gently upward without much apparent deformation, and usually containing sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks


Is it true that Mountains formed by blocks of rock uplifted by normal faults are called dome mountains?

No, mountains formed by blocks of rock uplifted by normal faults are called fault-block mountains. Dome mountains are formed by the upward flow of magma beneath the Earth's crust, causing the overlying rock layers to bend and rise into a dome shape.


What is a generic term for clouds that form as moist air is uplifted over mountains?

Orographic Clouds